diff --git a/spack.yaml b/spack.yaml
index 74ced3bf9fdf407cb7c53bceadaa9069dc693e75..cc8ac6259f03ac39249c7ffdb44337c9faadef32 100644
--- a/spack.yaml
+++ b/spack.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ spack:
     - py-formencode
     - tvb-framework ^binutils+ld+gold
     - pynn-brainscales@2.0-rc6 ^log4cxx@0.10.0 ^googletest@1.11.0:+gmock
-    - hxtorch@2.0-rc6 ^log4cxx@0.10.0 ^googletest@1.11.0:+gmock
+    #- hxtorch@2.0-rc6 ^log4cxx@0.10.0 ^googletest@1.11.0:+gmock
     - py-neo
     #- py-cerebstats
     #- py-cerebunit
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ spack:
     #- biobb-common
     #- biobb-md
     #- apbs
-    - py-pdb2pqr
+    #- py-pdb2pqr
     #- sda
     # demo for codejam12
     #- funniest1022